Prof essional Headend Solutions

FULLY SCALABLE
HEADEND PLATFORM
FOR COAX TV AND
IP NETWORKS:

DXP 400 INTRODUCTION

Ralf Riedel BLANKOM Digital GmbH

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PLATFORM

IN BRIEF
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DXP 400– Scalable Headend in a Box

 Introduction
o High density modular platform:
• enables a ”headend in a box ”
• fully scalable larger headend
o Small footprint in 1RU mechanics
o Advanced DVB stream processing
o Easy management through WebUI – also remotely
o DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-ASI, IP/Ethernet interfaces
o Designed for live content processing of Cable TV and IPTV
headends
o Supports MPEG-2 & MPEG-4 streams and SD & HD content
o UDP, RTP as defaults, FEC ProMPEG CoP#3 as HW-Module Q1 2012
o Low power consumption
• less heat and low cooling needs → longer lifetime
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Benefits
• Fully modular platform that grows with your business, from a
compact 1RU “headend in a box” to a multi-site, distributed
headend solution
• Platform’s small footprint enables efficient space usage
• Low power consumption enables longer module lifetime and
lower energy costs. Energy efficiency also reduces site cooling
requirements
• Internal switch for cable free interconnections and simplified
maintenance
• Advanced DVB stream processing offers flexibility for channel
creation and simplicity in multi-vendor environments
• Embedded management through WEBUI
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DXP 400 Platform Modularity

> 6 module slots for interface cards
+ Enables pay as you grow expansion
+ Adapting to customer configuration
> Hot swappable modules
+ No need to power down, when replacing module; new module is configurad
automatically

1 2 3
4 5 6
> 2 gigabit ethernet SFP module slots for payload streaming
+ Easy adaptation to IP network media

> 2 100BaseT interfaces for management

+ general management and CAS separation

> USB interface for initial setup

+ Compatible with newest computers

> Internal switch

+ Reduce cabling
+ Smaller external switch
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DXP 400 Functional Blocks

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DXP 400 Modules:

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DXP 400 – Receiver modules

LRS-C dual DVB-S/S2 receiver with 2 CI slots
LRS-D quad DVB-S/S2 FTA receiver
LRT-A dual DVB-T receiver with 2 CI slots
LRT-B dual T/T2 receiver 2 CI, T2 input optional
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Receiver Benefits
• Modularity
• Choose receivers that are needed in your application
• platform that grows with your business, from a compact
1RU “headend in a box” to multireceiver system
• High density
• up to 24 DVB-S/S2 receivers in one 1RU chassis
• up to 12 DVB-S/S2 receivers with descrambling in one 1RU
chassis
• Low power consumption
• enables longer module lifetime and lower energy costs.
• Energy efficiency also reduces site cooling requirements
• Only 4..5 W per receiver
• Can process multiple services per receiver
• Increase per receiver efficiency
• Makes headend total investment lower
• Advanced DVB stream processing
• offers flexibility for channel creation and simplicity in multi-
vendor environments
• Supports MPEG-2 & MPEG-4 streams and SD & HD content
• Embedded management through WEBUI
• Intuitive user experience
• Doesn’t require heavy management system

 VIASAT officially approved and tested (NDS Videoguard)

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Receivers – Functional Blocks

dual DVB S2 receiver

RF1 Tuner DVB-CI

Demultiplex
Stream
Scrambler PSI / SI IP Streamer
Demodulation (A) Processor GE1
Switch Switch
matrix matrix
GE2
RF2 Tuner DVB-CI Stream
Demultiplex Scrambler PSI / SI IP Streamer
Demodulation (B) Processor

DVB-S Descrambling MPTS to SPTS SID followup DVB-CSA Automatic MPEG/UDP/IP

table insertion streaming
DVB-S2 MSD ES type filter

DVB-T PID filter Unicast

ASTON
Multicast
SMIT, SmarCAM
DVB-C SID remap
verified by
Blankom Digital Redundant
PID remap streaming
Comparison to old ASI-based style of
daisy chained devices :
ASI ASI
RF IRD MUXER IP streamer IP
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Receivers – Descrambling features

 CI-module identification
• CA-module information
• CA Menu
 CA-module failure actions
• CA-module configuration refresh
• CA-module boot
• Receiver boot
 Descrambling monitoring
• Monitoring after CA-module
• Component monitoring
• Triggers for CA-module failure
actions
 Multiservice Descrambling support
• Professional CAM
• Aston: 12 services (24
PIDs)
• SMIT: 8 services (16
PIDs)
• Selected component
descrambling
• Dual CA-module support

 NDS Videoguard approved

(VIASAT), New B-Nova HW
Platform has passed certification
in Israel
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Quad ASI Module

Four line speed standard ASI input interfaces

Advanced DVB stream processing

 Demultiplexing to SPTS
 PID remap and filtering
 PSI/SI pass-through and regeneration
 Service followup
 Service ID remapping
 Stream type filtering

UDP/IP streaming
> Multicast and unicast IP streams

MPTS pass-through
> Transparent IP streaming
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Stream Processing
Easy demultiplexing to SPTS and UDP/IP streaming

Advanced DVB stream processing

ASI Service Service Multicast

Demux SID PID SID PID PSI/SI table UDP/IP
to SPTS followup
component
filtering remapping
component PID
remapping regeneration streaming
UDP/IP  SPTS / MPTS
filtering assignment SPTS stream
MPTS
streaming
input
Service Service Multicast
Demux SID PID SID PID PSI/SI table UDP/IP
component component PID UDP/IP
MPTS stream > Demuxing
DVB-T Received to SPTS followup filtering remapping remapping regeneration streaming
filtering assignment
Service
list > DVB stream
Demux SID
Service
PID SID
Service
PID PSI/SI table UDP/IP
Unicast processing
component component PID UDP/IP
to SPTS followup filtering remapping remapping regeneration streaming
DVB-S2 filtering assignment SPTS stream > UPD/IP
streaming
Tune to frequency
Secures Automatic Assign
Remove unwanted components streaming
Select service to service Adjust channel line up PSI/SI table
Save bandwidth parameters
demultiplexing availability generation

Easy MPTS UDP/IP streaming

ASI
 MPTS
MPTS streaming
input
UDP/IP Multicast
MPTS Transparent MPTS passthrough UDP/IP
Received streaming
Service MPTS stream> transparent
DVB-T
list

Assign
Tune to frequency streaming
DVB-S2 parameters
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DXP 400 multiplexing and modulation

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Quad QAM Module

LQM C Quad QAM modulator module
•Inbuilt: NIT/SDT wizard
>Gigabit Ethernet IP input • NIT table and SDT other table
•Supports multicast and unicast traffic
•UDP/IP mapping automatic generation
•IGMPv3 • LCN descriptor
•Redundant stream group (SSM) (Q1/2010)
•Network jitter removal
•Option: DVB CSA Content Protection
>DVB processing
•Option: Multiplexed MPTS IP streaming
•(SID and PID remapping) • Sent back the 4 remuxed TS to GbE IP
•Elementary stream, tag, PID and ECM/EMM CASid
filters
•SPTS/MPTS pass-through

>4 Multiplexers
•PCR processing for Video services
•Can multiplex video services and PID streams

>Automatic PSI/SI table generation

•PAT, CAT, SDT auto generation
•Dynamic PMT table support
•TDT/TOT generation

>4 High Quality QAM modulators

•Shared Upconverter for 4 adjacent channels
– => low power consumption
•Output frequency: 85 … 999 MHz
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QAM module – Functional Blocks

Quad QAM modulator

UDP/IP input Stream Processor Multiplex Scrambler PSI/SI QAM

UDP/IP input Stream Processor Multiplex Scrambler PSI/SI QAM

Combiner UpConverter RF
GigE out
UDP/IP input Stream Processor Multiplex Scrambler PSI/SI QAM

UDP/IP input Stream Processor Multiplex Scrambler PSI/SI QAM

UDP/IP streamer

IP inputs SID followup SPTS/MPTS DVB-CSA Automatic QAM modulation Upconversion

ES type filter to MPTS table

insertion
PID filter

MPEG/UDP/IP SID remap

streaming These steps are identical in all output modules
PID remap
(except ‚scrambling‘ within the COFDM version)
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Centralised Multiplexing / ASI output

 “LAS D” ASI output module
 Gigabit Ethernet IP input
 Supports multicast and unicast traffic
 UDP/IP mapping
 IGMPv3
 Network jitter removal
 Redundant stream group (SSM) (Q1/2010)

 DVB processing
 (SID and PID remapping)
 Elementary stream, tag, PID and ECM/EMM CASid filters
 SPTS/MPTS pass-through

 4 Multiplexers
 PCR processing for Video services
 Can multiplex video services and PID streams

 Automatic PSI/SI table generation

 PAT, CAT, SDT auto generation
 Dynamic PMT table support
 TDT/TOT generation

 IP streaming
 Multiplexed MPTS IP output streaming as CBR or VBR

 4 ASI outputs
 Scrambling up to 120 Services from SW release 3.8 on
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COFDM-Modulator for COAX-Networks

 Dual(8K)/Quad(2K) agile Modulator
 Multiplexer
 IP address / UDP port selector for input streams
 Advanced transport stream processing
 PID remapping and filtering
 PSI/SI pass-through or regeneration
 Custom PSI/SI creation and streaming
 Automatic PSI/SI table generation
 Service follow-up
 Service ID remapping
LCM-B
 Stream type filtering
 SID follow-up
 Priority multiplexing
 PCR processing
 DVB TS over UDP/IP reception
 Network de-jittering
 automatic/manual PSI-SI table generation
 Automatic remapping of Service IDs and PIDs
 High-quality COFDM modulation
 QPSK, QAM16,QAM64 , 2K or 8K
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DVB Simulcrypt Content Protection

quad DVB S2 receiver
Tuner
quad ASI Stream
CI (A) Demultiplex Scrambler PSI / SI IP Streamer
Demodulation Processor
Tuner
dual DVB T receiverSwitch Switch Stream
CI (A) Demultiplex Scrambler PSI / SI IP Streamer GE1
Demodulation matrix matrix Processor
Tuner
dual DVB
TunerS2 receiver
SwitchCI (A) SwitchDemultiplex Stream
Stream Scrambler
Demodulation matrix CI (B)matrix Demultiplex Processor Scrambler PSIPSI/ SI/ SI IP Streamer
IP Streamer
Demodulation
Tuner Processor
dual DVB SwitchCI (A) SwitchDemultiplex Stream
TunerS2 receiver
Demodulation
Demodulation matrix
Tuner
dual DVB
TunerS2 receiver
Switch
CI (B)matrix Demultiplex
Switch
Stream Scrambler
Processor
Processor
Stream
Stream
Scrambler PSIPSI
/ SI/ SI IP Streamer
IP Streamer
X GE2
CI CI
(A)(B) Demultiplex Scrambler
Scrambler PSIPSI
/ SI/ SI IP Streamer
Demodulation
Demodulation matrix matrix Demultiplex Processor
Processor
IP Streamer
Tuner
Tuner SwitchCI (A) SwitchDemultiplex Stream Stream Scrambler
CI (B)matrix Demultiplex Scrambler PSI / SI
PSI / SI IP Streamer
IP Streamer
Demodulation
Demodulation matrix Processor
Processor
Tuner Switch Switch Stream
CI (B) matrix Demultiplex Scrambler PSI / SI IP Streamer
Demodulation matrix Processor
Tuner Stream
CI (B) Demultiplex Scrambler PSI / SI IP Streamer
Demodulation Processor

CW
ECM

EMM
CW
DXP400 chassis CWg SCS

100 Mbit MGTM2

CW
ECM

EMMg PDG EIS ECMg PSIG

CAS servers
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High Availability Features

• Hot swappable modules

+ No need to power down, when replacing module
+ new module is configured automatically
• FANs
+ Active speed control maximise life time
+ Hot swappable
• Power redundancy
+ Dual PSU support
• 1+1 Chassis Redundancy
• SID follow-up
• Stream redundancy ( Ver. 3.6x and higher)
• Descrambling monitoring and automatic CA-module
refresh/reboot
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Power Redundancy
LPS-BX-X

GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2 24VDC

Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2

Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C MGMT2 LCH-C-X-XXXX

GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2 24VDC 1 2 3 4 5 6

Dual DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2

Quad DVB-S Quad ASI Dual DVB-T MGMT2 LPS-CX-X

LPS-CX-X LPS-BX-X

LCH-B-X-XXXX

GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2 24VDC

Dual DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2

Dual DVB-S2 Dual DVB-S2 Dual DVB-S2 MGMT2

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2 24VDC

Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2

Quad ASI Quad ASI Quad ASI MGMT2 LPS-CX-X
GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2

Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 24VDC

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2 24VDC

Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C MGMT2
2

Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C MGMT2

GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2

Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 24VDC

1
GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2 24VDC
Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C MGMT2

Quad DVB-S
2
Quad DVB-S Quad DVB-S
Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C MGMT2
GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2

Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 24VDC

1

GBE1 GBE2 MGMT1 USB IO1 IO2 24VDC Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C MGMT2
2

Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2 Quad DVB-S2

Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C Quad DVB-C MGMT2

LIO-AX-X
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1+1 CHASSIS BACKUP

 Equal configuration => simplicity => easy configuration copy
 Native software and hardware features for high availability 1+1 redundancy
 Secondary B-Nova monitors heart beat and alarms/warning of primary B-Nova
 User definable trigger rules
 Switchover actions:
 deactivate all outputs of primary B-Nova
 enable secondary B-Nova outputs
 move virtual management IP from primary to secondary

Heart
Management IP beat
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STREAM REDUNDANCY

Stream group
Multiple source streams (4) to multiplexer
priority
Active (prejoined) or passive (not prejoined)

Stream monitoring
Continuous monitoring for active streams

Trigger
Service missing
PID missing
Forced (manual)
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Stream Redundancy and 1+1 Device Backup

B-Nova Receiver Headend A
B-Nova Remote Headend 1

Stream
1+1 Device
Redundancy
Backup

DVB-S/S2
DVB IP
DVB-T QAM output
Processor streamers DVB
DVB-ASI IP Inputs COFDM output
Processor
ASI output

QAM output
Diversity reception – Different Location IP Inputs
DVB
COFDM output
Processor
ASI output
Device Backup – Hardware Failure
protection 1+1 Device Backup – Critical Failure
Protection
Route backup – Network Cut-Offs
IP
B-Nova Receiver Headend B Network B-Nova Remote Headend 2

QAM output
DVB
IP Inputs COFDM output
Processor
ASI output
DVB-S/S2
DVB IP
DVB-T QAM output
Processor streamers DVB
DVB-ASI IP Inputs COFDM output
Processor
ASI output
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1+1 backup

Multiplexing
PSI/SI editor

DVB-S2 input
Demultiplexing

EIT Multiplexing
DVB processing
DVB Scrambling

EIT Demultiplexing
Multiservice Descrambling
BLUE: phased out since Febr. 2011
LCH-A Chassis

X
X
X
LCH-D Chassis

X
X
X
LRS-A dual DVB-S/S2 with 2xCI slots receiver

X
X
X
X
X
LRS-C dual S/S2 with 2xCI slots receiver

X
X
X
X
X
LRS-B quad DVB-S/S2 receiver

X
X
X
B-Nova License Model:

LRS-D quad DVB-S/S2 receiver

X
X
X
LRT-A dual DVB-T with 2xCI slots receiver

X
X
X
X
LAS-A quad DVB-ASI input

X
X
LAS-C quad DVB-ASI input

X
X
X

LAS-B quad DVB-ASI output

X
X

LAS-D quad DVB-ASI output

X
X
X
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LQM-A quad QAM modulator

X
X
X
Purpose: Create cost effective Solutions for customer demand
grow with your demands to perfectly serve your subscribers

LQM-B quad QAM modulator

X
X

LQM-C quad QAM modulator

X
X
X
Buy what you need only and

LCM-A dual/quad COFDM modulator

X
X
X

LCM-B dual/quad COFDM modulator

X
X
X
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B-NOVA Licenses – PSI/SI editor

Enabled Disabled
Manual PSI/SI table editing
Incoming PSI/SI table view
Automatically generated PSI/SI table
view

Automatic PAT, PMT, CAT, SDT actual, Automatic PAT, PMT, CAT, SDT actual,
TDT, TOT genereation TDT, TOT genereation

Manual PSI/SI table insertion Manual PSI/SI table insertion

NIT wizard for local NIT and SDT other NIT wizard for local NIT and SDT other
generation generation

 PSI/SI editor is needed for:

• View PSI/SI tables ( => monitoring!)
• Create manually edited PSI/SI table (special descriptors, fine tuning table
information…)
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B-NOVA Licenses – DVB processing

Enabled Disabled
Service mode configuration PID mode configuration only
PID mode configuration
(on Processing page)
Service include and exclude filtering
SID remap
Service name remap
Anvanced Service configuration
Include and exclude Filters for: Include and exclude filters for:
• ES type • PID
• PID
• Stream Id
• CA filter
Service descrambling
Service scrambling
PSI/SI generation
Service monitoring
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B-NOVA Licenses – Demultiplexing

Enabled Disabled
Multiple IP streamer per input One IP streamer per input connector
connector
Supports single or multiple service Supports only single MPTS service
streamers SPTS and or MPTS streamers

 Demultiplexing is needed, if

• SPTS streaming from incoming

• MPTS for more than one service
• Separate streamer for services and PIDs (i.e. EIT Stream sending)
• To create multiple copies of streams
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The Broadcast Manager Server & Application

PSI/SI, EPG and STB update management tool

> Network Module
> EPG Module
> Bootload Module
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Network Module
 Create your Network
 Edit services and muxes to reflect your Network
 PSI/SI tables are automatically generated if wanted
 Add and edit services in your Network

#1

#2

#3
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EPG Module
 Select input where EIT is coming
 Give incoming Service ID of wanted EIT
 Confirm that PID 18 for EIT is correct
 Select which Service in your Network the EIT is mapped to
 Select correct output for EIT
 If Service Id in your network changes, EIT tables are
automatically updated
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Bootload Module

 Import transport stream that contains SSU (System

Software Update)
 Confirm that the PIDs are correct
 Select in which Network the bootload is present
 If the stream has signalling, PSI/SI tables are automatically
updated
 Otherwise generating the right descriptors with an editor
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CAS integrations for DVB simulcrypt scrambling

Integration Queue
Software Release Roadmap • Verification test passed
• Conax
• Irdeto
> Release 3.1.23 , Q2 2010 • Tongfang
• Scrambling on input modules • CTI
• LRS-A dual DVB-S/S2 receiver with • Technetix
descrambling
• Verimatrix
• LRS-B quad DVB-S/S2 receiver
•
• Comvenient / BetaCrypt2 PASSED
LRT-A dual DVB-T receiver with
descrambling • Nagravision – SMARCAM (passed)
• LAS-A quad DVB-ASI input • Panaccess: Passed
• Max 2 simultaneous CAS systems • Safeview (Spain)
• EMM up to 500 kb/s • Positive test results, waiting test report
• Viaccess
• Cryptogard (Sweden)
• Griffin (Bulgaria) (minor issue, fix to R.3.8.x)
> Release 3.2.x (Q4/2010)
• Known issues fixed, waiting verification test run
• Enables scrambling in LQM-C (QAM
• Enigma Systems
output)
• Next in queue:
> Release 3.6 Q1/2011 • DRE Crypt
• New Hardware releases January • Not scheduled:
2011: • DVN (China)
• Max 4 simultaneous CAS systems • DT (Dongtai CAS) China
• EMM capacity up to 2 Mb/s • Abel DRM
• Securemedia
• Xcrypt -> Under testing
• Latens
> Release 3.8.x (Q2/2011)
• NDS in general -> Israel
> Release 4.x.0: Q3/2011
• Bulcrypt
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Compact Headend / usual Headend

1 IRD
IRD
IRD
IRD

5 RU Space saving IRD 41 RU

IRD
IRD
IRD
IRD
10 IRD
IRD
IRD
IRD

36....72...100… programs Channel lineup IRD

33 programs
IRD
IRD
IRD
IRD
IRD
20 IRD
IRD

8 ethernet cables Reduced Cables IRD

IRD 72 ethernet cables
5 power cables IRD
38 power cables
IRD
IRD
IRD
IRD
IRD
30 IRD

300...450W Energy Saving

IRD

33
IRD
IRD
1500...2000W

MUX & QAMs

MUX & QAMs
41 MUX & QAMs
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Remember: It‘s only TV

Ralf Riedel

Director Sales S-WEMEA, AMER, APAC

BLANKOM DIGITAL GmbH

TecCenter
31 162 Bad Salzdetfurth
Germany
Telefon: +49 (0) 5063 - 2711-13
Fax: +49 (0) 5063 - 2711-60
Mobil: +49 (0) 170 - 6359410
E-Mail: ralf.riedel@blankom-digital.de
sales@blankom-digital.de
SKYPE: ralf.riedel-blankom-digital
Web: www.blankom-digital.de